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Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has asked President Buhari to face his constitutional responsibility of securing the lives and property of all Nigerians.   He declared it was unconstitutional for the president to shift that responsibility to the state governments.   “Mr. President, you’re the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of […]

The Chief of Army Staff Maj. Gen. Farouk Yahaya, on Tuesday, declared that he will deploy his 36 years of military experience to fight the current insurgency, banditry, and other security challenges facing Nigeria.   “I joined the Navy 36 years ago, so I brought along with me 36 years of military experience. I’m abreast […]

  The Federal Government on Tuesday confirmed that Twitter has formally written to seek for dialogue on issues leading to the indefinite suspension of its operations in the country.   The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, confirmed this when he featured on “Politics Nationwide,’’ a Radio Nigeria call-in programme, the News Agency […]

A group under the aegis of the Movement for the Emancipation and Defence of the Niger Delta (MEND), has vowed to launch a reprisal attack if the faceless “Fulanis Jihadists” carries out its threat to unleash mayhem on Delta State.   A hitherto unknown Fulani group, which claimed responsibility for the fire outbreak at the […]

The Rivers State Police command has implored Governor Nyesom Wike not to lift the curfew he imposed following strings of attacks on security structures and personnel in the state.   Nnamdi Omoni, the spokesman of Police in the state, made the appeal at a news briefing in Port Harcourt, the state capital.   According to […]

The crisis brewing over open cattle grazing in Nigeria received an added impetus over a letter allegedly written by a ‘Fulani Jihadist’ group to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State giving him three days to rescind his order against open grazing.   The letter, entitled “Fulani Jihadist Warning: An Open Message of 2 Paragraphs To […]

The Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation Afenifere, on Sunday, disagreed with President Muhammadu Buhari’s on his stand on the contentious issue of open grazing, appointment of key officials into government institutions, and the state of security in the nation since his assumption of office.   Afenifere’s position was a reaction to the statements made by the President […]

In Imo State, the hotbed of the security crisis rocking Nigeria’s southeast region, gunmen on Sunday kidnapped two women, including a Reverend sister.   On the same day, another group in Ekiti State demanded a ransom of N30m for a farmer kidnapped on Friday.   In the Imo incidents, the gunmen were said blocked the […]

Nigeria Police in different towns on Saturday fired tear gas to disperse groups who gathered to execute their planned protests against sundry issues.   At the Gani Fawehinmi Park in Lagos, police fired tear gas at protesters who gathered there to begin their protests.   The Park, named after a late Nigerian activist lawyer, is […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will this evening feature in an exclusive interview on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), the presidency has said.   This comes a day after Buhari featured in an interview on Arise TV, during which he spoke on sundry national issues.   A statement by Special Adviser to Buhari, Mr. Femi Adesina, said […]

…says not part of  ‘Buhari-must-go’ campaign   The National Association of Nigerian Students says it has suspended its plans to embark on a nationwide protest on June 12.   This was disclosed by Sunday Asefon, NANS president, in a statement issued on Friday.   NANS suspended the plans on fears that politicians could hijack the […]

The Presidency has clarified President Muhammadu Buhari’s comment on Lagos, in his speech on the future of the ruling All Progressives Congress, saying the reference was not to National leader of the party,  Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.   In answer to how he would want to see APC after his tenure, in an interview on Arise […]